The Sociological Analysis Of "Swindling Acquaintances"

It is seen in the paper that the appearance of "swindling acquaintances" reflects that social credibility has decreased to its minimum. The widespread of it is not incidental but deeply rooted in China. The self-sufficiency economic system in the traditional society makes it impossible for people to associate with others, with very limited scope of communication, and high frequency of mutual interaction.Quantities of repeated activities among them make them especially familiar with each other. Previous experience can be used as a stone to judge trust. Interpersonal trust is the main support in the whole social trust system.Meanwhile,public opinions and moral supervision can help to prevent "swindling acquaintances", which does a lot of harm to the long-term association and cooperation.However, with the social transformation, the reform of the economic structure, and peoples' ideological change,interpersonal trust relations have also changed. The social mobility expanded peoples'activity and the repeated interaction between people is greatly reduced.The market economy makes personal interest possible which expands the pursuit of property and the indifference between people.Excessive desire of acquiring or possessing personal benefits is to the extremes,too much emphasis on personal benefits makes some people go away from moral integrity and "swindling acquaintances" was born. Under such social background, public opinions and moral supervision have lost their power, the tender punishment to the incredibility and the underdeveloped interpersonal trust system matched with the transformed China can no longer protect the social communication.The society calls urgently for the institutional trust to adapt the development of the changed society and satisfy the new mode of human communication with the condition of interest.Also, disciplinary ways with contracts as the guarantee, law and regulations as the punishment are needed to play roles, in order to protect normal social interaction by the mandatory punishment. So, excessive desire of wealth and the indifference between people, the lost of punishment to the incredibility and the underdeveloped interpersonal trust system matched with the transformed China makes "swindling acquaintances" possible.Besides, Chinese are quite sensitive about one's reputation.The above things are the causes of swindling acquaintances.The frequent occurrence of swindling acquaintances" causes a series of social problems,and it also makes parents, relatives and friends become enemies.The interpersonal relationships tend to be destroyed and deteriorated, especially for the traditional trust system based on consanguinity and parochialism, which is destroyed ruthlessly. In this way, social credibility is decreased to its lowest point. Therefore,the society should perfect trust system and strengthen ideological and moral education from two aspects:raise trust in the whole society through the establishment of trust system, and reduce the risks caused by trust, and provide effective protection to social members.Establish traditional moral habits closely related to trust system to ensure the smooth development of the system of trust. If the two can closely connected, we can eliminate this phenomena, rebuild and promote trust between people, maintain social stability and harmonious development.